Total Crime Rate

140.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 140.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 42.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Theft from the person 19.2 9/10
  • Burglary 17.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.7 9/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Public order 10.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Shoplifting 6.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Canonbury Square area has the 40th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Canonbury , and the 244th lowest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Canonbury Square (N1 2AN) in the last 12 months was 140.7 per 1,000 residents and was 16.2% higher than the Canonbury average (121.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canonbury Square (N1 2AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hampton Court, where police recorded 177 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Canonbury Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Tyndale Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Colebeck Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Barnsbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Barnsbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Florence Street
Apr 2026Other theft Florence Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Highbury Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Highbury Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highbury Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Colebeck Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Colebeck Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Colebeck Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Colebeck Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Compton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sebbon Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sebbon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sebbon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sebbon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Assata Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Assata Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Compton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Compton Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Canonbury Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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